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No. 23,232. Patented Mar. 15, 1859.

Witnesses:

Inventor;

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Car Brake No. 23,232. Patented Mar. 15, 1859.

Witnesses:

Inventor.

Jam Wm ABRAM DEI-IUFF, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

PREVENTING COLLISIONS ON RAILROADS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 23,232, dated March 15, 1859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnnAM DEHUFF, of the borough of York, county ofYork, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and in'lproved modeof stopping railroadcars in case of collision or other dangerousobstruction that might befall said cars.

The nature of my invention consists as follows viz:

First is a spring carrier or boot A, made of strong iron hung on thesills beneath the car or frame of the truck in front of the wheelsupported by two strong inclined staples B, B, and a rod or bar of iron,C, to pass through said spring carrier, A, to meet the same on theopposite side so that both ends pass through said spring car rier, A,and said inclined staples, B, B, are made long so that the boot, A, canslide the required distance to pass under the wheels at the end of saidspring "arrier or boot.

A, is a plate of steel, D, which when made to operate will hug orembrace the wheel and the spring carrier or boot, A, will slide upon therails. The bar of iron, C, connects with another bar of iron, E, runninglengthwise beneath the car. The bar of iron, E, is made to slide backand forward as required and to it is attached a lever F which extends tothe side of the car the end' of which connects with the rod, G, to reachthe eaves of the roof of the car and from rod, G is another rod, H,which extends forward to the locomotive with a hand hold for the use ofthe engineer and also running back from rod, G, is another rod 1 toconnectall the levers J, J, to each passengers seat, and for the use ofthe conductor or brakeman when on the platform or inside of the car backof the door is ahand hold, K, inside and out. The object of thisinvention is to stop the locomotive and cars more expeditiously than anyother heretofore known and may be stopped by any passenger in front ofhis seat not dependent alone on those having charge of the train. I havedesigned another boot expressly for the locomotive which takes hold ofthe rail more powerfully in case of immediate danger highly necessarymarked No. l and 2 in drawing, can be applied instantly and by the powerof one hand.

I am aware that the shoe or boot running under the wheel is not new,ithas been made by others and I do not claim it. But,

hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-The spring carrier, A, hung on two i11- clined staples B B, beneath thecar or truck to hug or embrace the wheels cross bar, C long bar E, leverF, rod, G, lever H, rod I, levers, J, J, and lever K when arranged forjoint operation with each other substantially as and for the purposeherein described.

ABRAM DEHUFF.

itnesses ISREAL KLING, GEORGE LAUCKS.

